Last Congress, they enacted the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission (P.L. 110-153), addressed the nation’s cyber threat, increased the participation of small and minority businesses in the DHS contracting process, and further strengthened the nation’s rail, port, and aviation security.
Majority Members:
Bennie G. Thompson (MS-2) Chairman of the full Committee on Homeland Security. Congressman Bennie G. Thompson is a firm believer of giving back to those whom afforded him an opportunity to serve. His 42 years of public service is a testament to his unwavering dedication to fulfill their expectations and to be the resounding voice for the constituents of the Second District of Mississippi.
Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) Vice Chair of the full Committee
Congresswoman Sanchez serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security and is the ranking female member on the House Armed Services Committee. She is also a member of the Joint Economic Committee, a bipartisan, bicameral committee that monitors foreclosure, unemployment, and other important economic issues.
Peter DeFazio (OR-4) He was first elected in 1986. DeFazio also serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security and sits on the Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee and the Management, Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee. He also serves on the House Natural Resources Committee, where he sits on the National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee and the Water and Power Subcommittee.
Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) Eleanor Holmes Norton, now in her tenth term as the Congresswoman for the District of Columbia, is the chair of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. She serves on three, rather than the customary two, committees: the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Zoe Lofgren (CA-16)
Elected in 1994 as only freshman Democrat from west of the Rocky Mountain. Chair of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics). Serves on Committee on the Judiciary: Chair of Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, Subcommittee on Administrative Law. Serves on Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism Serves on Committee on House Administration: Chair of Subcommittee on Elections. Serves as Chair of the 34 Member California Democratic Congressional Delegation
Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18) Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is serving her seventh term as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, centered in Houston, which is the energy capital of the world.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Chairman of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism. In 2005, Congressman Cuellar became the first Laredoan in over 20 years elected to represent the 28th District of Texas in Washington, DC. During his first three terms in Congress, he's stood out among his congressional colleagues by achieving significant victories for his constituents. Serving as the Chairman of the powerful House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, Congressman Cuellar is widely recognized as a leader on border security, national preparedness and homeland security issues.
Christopher P. Carney (PA-10) is Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight...
Carney was elected in 2006 to represent Pennsylvania’s 10th District.
Yvette D. Clarke (NY-11) Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
Rep. Clarke was elected to Congress in November 2006 and represents the 11th Congressional District
Just two years in office, Rep. Clarke was appointed Chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology for the 111th Congress.
Laura Richardson (CA-37) Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response
Laura Richardson intends to focus on lobbying for the United States to withdraw from Iraq, Homeland Security, expanding access to health care services, enhancing the goods movement, and infrastructure of our nation’s port communities, especially at the Port of Long Beach.
Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-8)
He was first sworn in to the United States House of Representatives, representing the Eighth Congressional District of New Jersey, in November of 1996 and was sworn into his seventh term in January of 2009. An established leader on meeting the needs of our nation’s first responders, House leadership turned to Bill to fill a vital post on the House Committee on Homeland Security which was created to oversee the implementation of the landmark Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5)
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is currently serving his third term representing the Fifth District of Missouri in the House of Representatives and sits on the exclusive Financial Services Committee, Homeland Security Committee and the Speaker’s Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Al Green (TX-9)
As the Democratic Whip for Region 6 and one of the newest members of the Committee on Homeland Security, Green is dedicated to increasing U.S. port and border security and reducing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. He also serves on the Financial Services Committee where he continues his fight to eliminate insurance, housing and lender practices that have historically victimized low and moderate income communities.
James A. Himes (CT-4)
Jim Himes represents Connecticut’s 4th District in the United States House of Representatives. He is currently serving his first term in Congress and is a member of the House Committees on Financial Services and Homeland Security.
Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15)
Mary Jo Kilroy was elected to her first term in the United States House of Representatives in 2008 and began serving the residents of Ohio’s 15th Congressional District on January 7, 2009. The 15th District includes Madison County, Union County and parts of Franklin County including the city of Columbus. Kilroy will use her experience protecting residents of Franklin County as a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Under Kilroy’s leadership Franklin County earned national recognition from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which ranked Columbus in the top four best prepared cities in America on its Tactical Interoperable Communications Scorecard.
Dina Titus (NV-3)
Dina Titus is now representing Nevada’s Third Congressional District in her first term in the United States House of Representatives. As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, Dina will work to ensure the safety of Nevadans and visitors to the world-class tourist destinations that attract people from across the globe.
William L. Owens (NY-23) Congressman Bill Owens was chosen to represent New York’s 23rd Congressional District in November of 2009. Before being elected to Congress in a special election, Congressman Owens had never run for public office. Since then, he has been hard at work helping to create jobs for the district and representing the values of hardworking families in Upstate New York.
The Subcommittees:
Subcommittees are branches off of comities involving specific issue’s congress deal with regularly. What subcommittees are responsible for doing are to work with in the guidelines established by the actual committee they have branched of from. The reason comities create subcommittees is to consider and report bills. The parent comities might assign specific tasks so Subcommittees enable members to develop expertise in specific fields so more enformened decisions can be made.
Last Congress, they enacted the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission (P.L. 110-153), addressed the nation’s cyber threat, increased the participation of small and minority businesses in the DHS contracting process, and further strengthened the nation’s rail, port, and aviation security.
Majority Members:
Bennie G. Thompson (MS-2)
Chairman of the full Committee on Homeland Security.
Congressman Bennie G. Thompson is a firm believer of giving back to those whom afforded him an opportunity to serve. His 42 years of public service is a testament to his unwavering dedication to fulfill their expectations and to be the resounding voice for the constituents of the Second District of Mississippi.
Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)
Vice Chair of the full Committee
Congresswoman Sanchez serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security and is the ranking female member on the House Armed Services Committee. She is also a member of the Joint Economic Committee, a bipartisan, bicameral committee that monitors foreclosure, unemployment, and other important economic issues.
Jane Harman (CA-36)
Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment. She is on her 8th term. Harman continues that policy focus as Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence & Terrorism Risk Assessment. She is also a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, where she sits on the Health and Energy & Environment Subcommittees.
Peter DeFazio (OR-4)
He was first elected in 1986. DeFazio also serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security and sits on the Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee and the Management, Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee. He also serves on the House Natural Resources Committee, where he sits on the National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee and the Water and Power Subcommittee.
Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC)
Eleanor Holmes Norton, now in her tenth term as the Congresswoman for the District of Columbia, is the chair of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. She serves on three, rather than the customary two, committees: the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Zoe Lofgren (CA-16)
Elected in 1994 as only freshman Democrat from west of the Rocky Mountain. Chair of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics). Serves on Committee on the Judiciary: Chair of Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, Subcommittee on Administrative Law. Serves on Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism Serves on Committee on House Administration: Chair of Subcommittee on Elections. Serves as Chair of the 34 Member California Democratic Congressional Delegation
Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is serving her seventh term as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, centered in Houston, which is the energy capital of the world.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism. In 2005, Congressman Cuellar became the first Laredoan in over 20 years elected to represent the 28th District of Texas in Washington, DC. During his first three terms in Congress, he's stood out among his congressional colleagues by achieving significant victories for his constituents. Serving as the Chairman of the powerful House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, Congressman Cuellar is widely recognized as a leader on border security, national preparedness and homeland security issues.
Christopher P. Carney (PA-10)
is Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight...
Carney was elected in 2006 to represent Pennsylvania’s 10th District.
Yvette D. Clarke (NY-11)
Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
Rep. Clarke was elected to Congress in November 2006 and represents the 11th Congressional District
Just two years in office, Rep. Clarke was appointed Chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology for the 111th Congress.
Laura Richardson (CA-37)
Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response
Laura Richardson intends to focus on lobbying for the United States to withdraw from Iraq, Homeland Security, expanding access to health care services, enhancing the goods movement, and infrastructure of our nation’s port communities, especially at the Port of Long Beach.
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1)
She is currently serving her district as a Member of the House Committees on Homeland Security, Veterans’ Affairs and Small Business.
Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-8)
He was first sworn in to the United States House of Representatives, representing the Eighth Congressional District of New Jersey, in November of 1996 and was sworn into his seventh term in January of 2009. An established leader on meeting the needs of our nation’s first responders, House leadership turned to Bill to fill a vital post on the House Committee on Homeland Security which was created to oversee the implementation of the landmark Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5)
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II is currently serving his third term representing the Fifth District of Missouri in the House of Representatives and sits on the exclusive Financial Services Committee, Homeland Security Committee and the Speaker’s Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Al Green (TX-9)
As the Democratic Whip for Region 6 and one of the newest members of the Committee on Homeland Security, Green is dedicated to increasing U.S. port and border security and reducing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. He also serves on the Financial Services Committee where he continues his fight to eliminate insurance, housing and lender practices that have historically victimized low and moderate income communities.
James A. Himes (CT-4)
Jim Himes represents Connecticut’s 4th District in the United States House of Representatives. He is currently serving his first term in Congress and is a member of the House Committees on Financial Services and Homeland Security.
Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15)
Mary Jo Kilroy was elected to her first term in the United States House of Representatives in 2008 and began serving the residents of Ohio’s 15th Congressional District on January 7, 2009. The 15th District includes Madison County, Union County and parts of Franklin County including the city of Columbus. Kilroy will use her experience protecting residents of Franklin County as a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Under Kilroy’s leadership Franklin County earned national recognition from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which ranked Columbus in the top four best prepared cities in America on its Tactical Interoperable Communications Scorecard.
Dina Titus (NV-3)
Dina Titus is now representing Nevada’s Third Congressional District in her first term in the United States House of Representatives. As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, Dina will work to ensure the safety of Nevadans and visitors to the world-class tourist destinations that attract people from across the globe.
William L. Owens (NY-23)
Congressman Bill Owens was chosen to represent New York’s 23rd Congressional District in November of 2009. Before being elected to Congress in a special election, Congressman Owens had never run for public office. Since then, he has been hard at work helping to create jobs for the district and representing the values of hardworking families in Upstate New York.
The Subcommittees:
Subcommittees are branches off of comities involving specific issue’s congress deal with regularly. What subcommittees are responsible for doing are to work with in the guidelines established by the actual committee they have branched of from. The reason comities create subcommittees is to consider and report bills. The parent comities might assign specific tasks so Subcommittees enable members to develop expertise in specific fields so more enformened decisions can be made.
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight
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